#A9B8FF#A9B8FF
#A9B8FF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 79.7% C 0.102 H 274.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9B8FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 184, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 100%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 34%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.7%, 27.8%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.03, 11.07, -36.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.03, 38.34, 286.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.74% 0.0083 -0.102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.74% 0.102 274.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5475, 49.9341, 101.5106) |
| Luminance | 0.4994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.49
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.02
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.18
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.31
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.95
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9B8FF #FFF0A9
analogous
#A9E3FF #A9B8FF #C5A9FF
triadic
#A9B8FF #FFA9B8 #B8FFA9
tetradic
#A9B8FF #FFA9E3 #FFF0A9 #A9FFC5
square
#A9B8FF #FFA9E3 #FFF0A9 #A9FFC5
split-complementary
#A9B8FF #FFC5A9 #E3FFA9
monochromatic
#2F53FF #6C85FF #A9B8FF #E0E6FF #E0E6FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#A9B8FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#A9B8FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9B8FF
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9B8FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9B8FF | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2BFFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CB8FD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#91C6D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9b8ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 184, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.7% 0.102 274.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5cdff',
500: '#a9b8ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9b8ff; $custom-light: #c5cdff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9b8ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 184,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.535,
"s": 100,
"l": 83.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79735,
"c": 0.10234,
"h": 274.7
},
"luminance": 0.49936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9B8FF
secondary
#F7F1D4
accent
#BD00E6
background
#FCFCFF
surface
#F8F8FF
border
#D1D1D7
text
#131318
muted
#828286